Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-02-11
SOURCE OF THE M1ss1ssIrPl


Most of our geographers and map
makers now assert, and publish the
fact to the world, that Lake Itasca is
not the source of the Mississippi, and,
in proof of their belief, have assigned
that distinction to another smaller body
of water to the south Of Itasca, and
named Lake Glazier, in honor of Capt.
Willard Glazier, the discoverer. This
enterprising soldier and popular, writ
er, in July, 1881, organized and led an
expedition to the headwaters of the
Mississippi, traversing the rough and
almost impossible ,untry Of the Chip.
pewas to the west Of Leech Lake,
wild section Of Minnesota, which is
believed had never before been trodden
by the white man. The members Of
the expedition were furnished with ca
noes and commissariat at the expense
of the leader, whose ultimate object
was the descent of the great river from
its source to the Gulf of Mexico. This
feat was finally accomplished, but we
have nov to do only with the import
ant discovery made by the intrepid
voyagers after their arrival at Lake
Itasca. This lake, as is well-known to
every school-boY, was discovered by
Schoolcraft in 1882, and has always
been held to be the source of the Mis-.
sissippi. But Captain Glazier. from
much study Of the matter, had an ink
hing thai the source lay farther to the
south, and his Indian guide, Che-no.wa-
ge sic, whose hunting ground is in the
immediate vicinity, confirmed this con-
lecture by emphatically assuring him
that another lake did exist to the south
of Itasca, and was connected there
with by a respectable stream, which
was, in fact, the infant Mississippi
falling into that lake. Hence it fol-
lowed that Itasca could not be the
source of the Mississippi. This con-
frmatlon determined Glazier to extend
his explorations. He ascended the
stream, and with the assistance of his
guides, pushed his canoe, through the
reeds and rushes and other distractions
into beautiful and placid lake, nest
ling among the outrageous pines, and
never, until now, known to exist
This lake he discovered to be the final
fountain head of the Father of Waters
and the name o., the discoyerer was a
once fixed upon by his companions az
) its appropriate designation. Lake
Glazier, now recognized as the true
source of the Mississippi, is about two
S miles in diameter and nearly circulai
in shape. It's southern shore is rocky
and the water as clear as crystal. s,
0 lonely is the region around the LAX
/ that for fourteen days not even an In
4 dian was seen, with the exception G
/ the guides. The latitude Of Lake Gla
}. zier was found by observation to be IL
0 13' 25v, and its height above the AT
3 lantic Ocean, 1852 feet. The reasol
/ why the precise locality of the fountain
i head of the river has been so long en-
/ yelopcd in obscurity may be found i
I the fact that it is remote, unfrequent
:. ed, and well-njgh inaccessible regio
8 of country, and entirely out Of the u
e ual route of the fur-trader.
le The party, on leaving the newly-di
d covered lake, descended the river, an
Is finally, as before limited, after voyas
Is of 8, ,164 miles the longest canoe vo,
e age on record-paddled out into Il
10 Gulf of Mexico, having occupied IL
G days on the journey. = Boston Ira
L script.
d. One reason why SO few persons bui
r. a character which shows itself at
Is height above the ordinary plane of col
,g mon living is, that cnly few are wi
is ing to give the necessary time to wor
< ing on the foundation whicha.e bele
he the surface level
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